RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad al-Jawad

811 - 835

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Muhammad al-Jawad (Arabic: محمد بن علي الجواد, romanized: Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Jawād, c. 8 April 811 – c. 29 November 835) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the ninth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Rida (d. 818). He is known by the epithets al-Jawād (Arabic: الجواد, lit. 'the generous') and al-Taqī (Arabic: التقي, lit. 'the pious'). Like most of his predecessors, Muhammad kept aloof from politics and engaged in religious teaching, while organizing the affairs of the Imamite Shia community through a network of representatives (wokala). The extensive correspondence of al-Jawad with his followers on questions of Islamic law has been preserved in Shia sources and numerous pithy religio-ethical sayings are also attributed to him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad al-Jawad is the 755th most popular religious figure (down from 672nd in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 96th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Muhammad al-Jawad is most famous for being the youngest person to be a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad al-Jawad ranks 755 out of 3,187. Before him are Romanos the Melodist, Célestin Freinet, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Julia of Corsica, Eutyches, and Gemma Galgani. After him are Martin Bucer, Frances of Rome, Norbert of Xanten, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Victor of Aveyron, and Albert of Brandenburg.

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Among people born in 811, Muhammad al-Jawad ranks 2. Before him is Basil I.  Among people deceased in 835, Muhammad al-Jawad ranks 2. Before him is Kūkai. After him are Jayavarman II, Berengar the Wise, and Ibrahim al-Nazzam.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad al-Jawad ranks 100 out of 354. Before him are Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), and Usama ibn Zayd (615). After him are Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), Al-Wathiq (812), Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), and Adnan Khashoggi (1935).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad al-Jawad ranks 46. Before him are Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), and Zayd ibn Ali (695). After him are Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Fatimah bint Asad (555), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), and Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null).

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